While more than 200,000 Australians have returned home because of the coronavirus pandemic, some have opted to remain in places like Bali despite the increased risks | jamesmassola a_mibali
Tim Ryan has lived in Bali for six years and while he hasn't worked for more than two months, the 53-year-old Australian isn't going anywhere.
When Australia banned international travel, Ryan weighed the risk of staying in Australia for work but possibly not seeing his family for months."If I was stuck in Australia and couldn't see my family, wow - I would be so upset. So stressed." Bali's beaches were closed by the provincial government but locals had already begun to return ahead of an official re-opening on Thursday.
Tourism in Bali has been smashed: hotel occupancy rates have fallen to single figures, the economy is struggling and businesses are shuttering under the weight of a travel ban imposed by the central government in Jakarta.
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